HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-07-1978 Board of Health MinutesPLAINVIEW- LE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
MINUTES
December 7, 1978
The rogualmeeting of the Plainview -Hale County Board
of Health held he Far East Restaurant on December 7, 1978^ Those present
were: Mr. Ray D. Blair, Mr. Oliver Hazmel"Mr. Ronald Morris, Dr. C.M.Baldwin,Mr. Tom J. Wheeler, Dr. John P. Board, Jr., Dr. Donald Moore, Richard E. Morgan, Mrs. Ronnie Hutcherson, Dr^ Hugh H. Wilson, Jr.,Mr. Jim Davis of thaPlain"iew Reporter -News, Mrs. Mary Lou Tru000aI "Mz^ Milton Sims, Mrs. Geneva Parr, Mrs. Brenda Jenkins, and Mrs. BillieJo Newsom.
The meeting was called to order by the h i
Dr- n�dw�n e�tand�d a welcome to Jim D i carman, zman, Dr. C.M. Baldwin,
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Mr. Sims, Mrs. Jenkins, and Mrsp �« o" o� Reporter-N�wa,.and to
^ arr' members of the staff of the local
Health Department.
The motion wasmade by Dr. Wilson and seconded by Dr.
oarrii^ut
�" of the October meeting be approved as oi I ^ Moore, that
t�� m
�o, ^.r�u �ted. Motion
A motion was then made by Dr.Wilo
the bills for October and No«embe� ba pon, seconded by Dr. Moore, that
aid. Motion carried.
The first item of business presented f
was the Glaucom 5 � or approval by th B
oaacr�oni?g program co-sponsored by the loneI�Lio��d"
� �n��ety for the Prnv ti on`a
Club and the Te
was made by Dr. Moore, seconded by Dr enl on of B��ndnsaa. Tho motlon
appro»al and oupport to tho acreening^��paon that the 'Board give its
program. Motion carried.
the Board
Dr~ Baldwin then gave the floor to Mrs. Trueedalo, who brought 6ef
the countfor a winoow to be cut between one of the offi oro
^ �'' �� a�oe to fac�llt t co� and
the service
the aides. The need for
,re-covering a e communication between |r�o and
proaentod,the a�am�n�inQ table w�a ^-~
also
Dr. Baldwin then asked Dr. John P. Board, Region
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Director, and
Aotiny Director of the Plainview -Hale County Health Department"for his i
acommenta and explanations of his rolo in public Health in general, and
for his perspectives for the local unit in particular~
Dr. Board prefaced his remarks by giving a definition of health as by the World Health Organization, as follows: "Health is a state of mental, physical, and social well-being; not merelythe absence of disease or infirmity." This definition, Dz. Board says, the basic goal and purpose for which he works.
Dr. Board then
gave an interpretatjon of how this goal could b
emphasis on 'h� f �tat the federal, a�ate and Ioc�l l l e
implemented by government,
delivered at^the a� th�t the actual realization of
e«oa" with
of the service and fodez l �ocal��a«ol, with the support and coopo�at�c� a always
a agonc�ea. In order to bring the issueson of atat�
down to the present
y`
needs here, he cited facts and figures concerning the high infant
-.^^^� rate, �ano the high number of children with mental retard timor-
,ro~^e"= in Hale County. Dr. Board would lik ton
the local unit to include greater maternal � o expand the services of
rna
well as improvements in the immunizationand child health services, as
these services made more available to outreach. He would like to see
all
dispel the mistaken idea of sono ththe people of Hale County, and
` at ho�lth services are only for the
indigent, although these
Dr. Board conclud�d hise�panaion
are certainlyato be included among the recipients
calls or 1 =,remarks by saying that he ia aware th t ^
oteffi,g �ncr�aaed cootzi6utiona at the local level, by both in
to begcraaneu
nn"solving
funding; he must ask for these things i
� �ving the present health problems of Hale Cnty. n order
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At the conclusion of Dr. Board's rcomments, Dr. Baldwin asked f
- ~� ""�in000 �o come before the Board There 6 �or any
/t�
was made by Mrs. Hutchoroon, e by a�cond d ^o ng none, the motion
adjourned. Motion carried.Meeting adjourned. Morgan, that the meeting be
g e Journed.
Respectively submitted,
Billie '
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health District
